The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Network

The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Network at Stockholm University aims to stimulate interdisciplinary research and teaching in the intersection of philosophy, political science and economics. The PPE Network is a collaborative project between the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Political Science, and the Institute for International Economic Studies. The initiative is supported by a grant from the fund for strategic investments at the Board of Human Science at Stockholm University.

About the PPE Network

The PPE concept, which was established at Oxford about a century ago, is currently experiencing a renaissance worldwide. PPE scholarship has three central characteristics: (1) It is interdisciplinary by design, as it incorporates methods and theories of three separate academic disciplines and is open to collaboration and communication with neighboring disciplines besides. (2) It moves comfortably from the concrete problems facing humans living in society to the highest reaches of abstract scientific modeling and philosophical reflection. (3) It fuses descriptive theory and normative analysis, as PPE scholars grapple explicitly not just with questions about what is but with questions about what ought to be.

The PPE Network at Stockholm University aims to foster a community of scholars and students who can advance PPE scholarship at the highest international level.

Activities

PPE Network activities include a variety of lectures, workshops, and seminars, including brownbag lunch seminars where network members are afforded the opportunity to discuss their research in an informal way. Activities are coordinated with the undergraduate PPE Program, taught in Swedish.